MOSCOW, November 29 (RIA Novosti) - The subletting of a number of the Russian Black Sea Fleet's facilities will come to an end in March 2006, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Tuesday.
"By March 1, 2006... the issue will be closed," Ivanov said after a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Anatoliy Hrytsenko.
Hrytsenko hailed Russia's decision saying, "This is a positive sign for the Ukrainian government."